Your baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that he's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds (pick up a honeydew melon). Because it's so snug in your womb, he isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore, but the number of times he kicks should remain about the same. His kidneys are fully developed now, and his liver can process some waste products. Most of his basic physical development is now complete — he'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.
Update: Still hanging in there. I had measurements done at one of my sonograms this week and our little stinker is weighing in about 5 pounds 5 ounces. A little smaller than she was hoping for but still good. My specialist said that with my blood pressure staying high like it is it is constricting some blood flow, not allowing him to grow as much. So, they are going to do measurements again at one of my sono's next week, instead of just the biophysical sono. Hopefully, the sono tech was just off a little. They normally only measure every two weeks, to allow for growth. So, who knows. If we stay with the August 3rd date, we only have 16 days left! Woohoo! Luckily, I'm still feeling pretty good. I have been having some braxton hicks, but nothing painful. So, we have our normal doctor appt tuesday, specialist and sono tuesday, and the specialist and sono friday. Almost done with going to the doctor 3 times a week!!
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